Nacho Calero


Ignacio "Nacho" Calero Pérez is a Spanish motorcycle racer. He currently races in the Supersport World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.

Career

European Superstock 600 Championship

In 2008 Calero made his debut in the European Superstock 600 Championship. He endured a difficult rookie season as he only scored 3 points in ten races. In 2009 Calero improved as he finished 18th in the standings scoring 17 points. 2010 proved to be a breakthrough season for Calero as he finished 9th in the Championship with 59 points. He also scored his first career podium when he finished third at Misano. Calero fell back in 2011 as he finished 15th in the standings with a best finish of sixth at Assen. He did however set the fastest race lap at Monza, the first time he did so in his career. Calero made a strong start to the 2012 season with 2 second places at Imola and Assen. At that point he was second in the Championship, but after not scoring a podium for the rest of the season Calero fell back to 9th in the Championship.

Supersport World Championship

In 2013 Calero stepped up to the Supersport World Championship riding a Honda CBR600RR for the Honda PTR team. It was a real hard season for Calero and he did not score any points that season. Calero remained with the team for the 2014 season. He kept struggling but he did score his first points with a 13th-place finish at Phillip Island. He moved to the Orelac Racing Team for the 2015. The season turned out te be a disappointment as Calero only scored points once in the last round of the season at Qatar.

Career statistics

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike12345678910111213Pts
2013HondaAUS
19
SPA
Ret
NED
21
ITA
20
GBR
NC
POR
19
ITA
21
RUS
C
GBR
27
GER
28
TUR
21
FRA
Ret
SPA
22
NC0
2014HondaAUS
13
SPA
20
NED
17
ITA
17
GBR
DNS
MAL
Ret
ITA
23
POR
20
SPA
22
FRA
18
QAT
19
30th3
2015KawasakiAUS
Ret
THA30th3
2015HondaSPA
17
NED
17
ITA
Ret
GBR
18
POR
16
ITA
17
MAL
18
SPA
20
FRA
22
QAT
13
30th3
2016KawasakiAUS
18
THA
19
SPA
15
NED
26
ITA
22
MAL
21
GBR
24
ITA
Ret
GER
24
FRA
17
SPA
Ret
QAT
Ret
39th1
2017KawasakiAUS
9
THA
13
SPA
18
NED
19
ITA
21
GBR
22
ITA
16
GER
18
POR
Ret
FRA
Ret
SPA
Ret
QAT
17
28th10
2018KawasakiAUS
18
THA
Ret
SPA
17
NED
17
ITA
22
GBR
Ret
CZE
21
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
FRA
24
ARG
20
QAT
15
36th1
2019KawasakiAUS
17
THA
18
SPA
Ret
NED
DNS
ITA
19
SPA
17
ITA
22
GBR
19
POR
17
FRA
Ret
ARG
DNQ
QAT
21
NC0